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Appendix 4: Principles and criteria in forestry audits

Appendix 4: Principles and

criteria in forestry audits

Principles on the forestry audit is defined as an aspect of forest management that is considered important and by which sustainable
forest management may be assessed and criteria is defined as a quantitative, qualitative or descriptive attribute that, when measured or
monitored periodically, indicates the direction of change in a principles. These following tables give us information about principles and
criteria (Higman, Sophie, et.al,. 1999) that can be used by auditors in designing audit program.

1. POLICY AND LEGISLATION
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1.1 Forest policy

PRINCIPLE 1 A strong and continued political commitment at the highest level is indispensable for sustainable forest management to succeed.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
1.1 A national land use policy aiming for the sustainable use of all natural resources, including the establishment of a permanent forest base.
1.2 A national forest policy forming an integral part of the national land use policy, assuring a balanced use of forest – one formulated by means
of a process seeking the consensus between all the actors involved: government, local population, the private sector, and NGOs.
1.3 Information systems with the means to recognize the full range of forest values and potentials with periodic forest-related planning
and assessment of national forest resources.

1.4 A legal/regulatory framework that provides an overall policy framework for conservation and sustainable management of forests,
handling all aspects of sustainable forest management.
1.5 A legal framework that governs national objectives for forestry including production, conservation protection, and investment.
1.6 An economic policy framework and financial instruments that permit the flow of capital in and out of the forest sector in response
to market signals and public policy decisions.

An agreed forest policy should be supported by appropriate legislation which should,
PRINCIPLE 2
in turn, be in harmony with laws concerning related sectors.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
2.1 Appropriate national and local government laws and regulations enacted, or revised as needed, to support the established forest policy,
in harmony with policies, laws, and regulations in related sectors.
2.2 Laws and regulations based on analyses aimed at solving the country’s forestry problems and achieving the goals described in the
country’s Forest Policy.

2.3 A legal/regulatory framework maintains forest resources and prevents forest degradation.

PRINCIPLE 3 There should be a mechanism for regular revision of policy in the light of new circumstances and/or availability of new information.

POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
3.1 Provision of adequate funds for research and monitoring to allow updating of policies.
3.2 Research on evaluation of full economic benefits (total of marketed and non-marketed goods and services), provided by forests primarily
managed for timber production, to enable foresters to better state the case for natural forest management for sustained timber production.
3.3 A legal/regulatory framework maintaining forest resources and preventing forest degradation.